Ordered one of these for the boss.
First of all, the drive comes with this “virtual CD” firmware that makes a fake CD mount to your computer every time this drive gets plugged in. As far as I know, you can’t disable it, and it’s extremely annoying.
Secondly, apparently the cable connection going into the drive sucks. Not only is it a proprietary connector (not mini-USB), but it apparently disconnects itself because of the poor connection points.
Finally, I actually tried out the backup software, believe it or not. Normally I stay away from the stuff that comes packaged with drives, but thought I’d give it a shot. It sucks. It uses tons of resources, doesn’t back up when the computer’s idle, and does back up when in the middle of working on something – not exactly quite as advertised.
I ordered the predecessor to this model which had much better reviews. As soon as it comes in and I move the data over to it, I’m returning this model.
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